Jet Moto Challenge - ZackF
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I probably won't make it past high-poly, but I was getting inspired by seeing the entries so what the hell.
Here's a ref sheet I threw together:
Preliminary silhouettes:
Here's a ref sheet I threw together:
Preliminary silhouettes:
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I saved this for my shading reference for inspiration!
looking good
Been getting feedback on deviantArt too and the favor seems pretty spread around, looks like I'm going to just have to pick one by gut. I'll mull it over for another hour and then just run with it.
Adam: Yeah, I'm not too happy with how the front is looking right now, seems a bit too goofy. I'll try rounding it out and see how that looks.
I've been getting intimidated by the excellent designs of the competition, and never was happy with the look of the nose, so I decided to revisit the overall design carte blanche. Feels like a major improvement to me, more aggressive and slimmed down.
Overall awesome tho. Watching your progress makes me wish I had entered.. Ive been doodling Moto bikes since this contest started. Cant wait to see more!
-N!
I do feel like I get a general feel of softness from this model. Maybe it'll work for me once you get the micro details goin on in there.
Mechadus: Hey man I really appreciate that! Yeah, if this wasn't a Jet Moto contest I'd have been more OK with the older nose, but it didn't have enough of a racing sense to it I think. The pipes do seem a bit out of place next to jet engines and such. I really like the way they convey that "hot rod" kind of sense though, so I'll see what I can do to sci-fi them up a bit so they fit in better.
aesir: Thanks! Yeah, the sub-D is a bit soft and puffy at the moment. I think once I'm happier with the overall design and flow I'll work on tightening things up a bit. Plus smaller scale elements will probably help a lot too as you said. I'm glad you pointed it out though because it's definitely something I'll want to address.
Sage: Thanks man.
Here's an update, I've been focusing on slimming down the beast so it feels more like an agile racer and simplifying the lines to make it a more elegant design. I mean, ultimately if this were a bike you could pick in Jet Moto it'd be the monster with the highest max speed and worst handling, and it's always going to be that kind of bike. But it still has a little bit to go before it feels like it belongs in the same race as Jet Moto bikes, I think.
if your going this direction, you will need to change out those handlebars. They dont fit this style bike.
go go go! deadlines comin up
stimpack: Yeah, I know what you mean, but I just wasn't happy with it as a Jet Moto racer. If this were a general "sci-fi hoverbike" contest rather than Jet Moto specifically I would totally have run with it, but I just never got comfortable with it as a racing bike design. I feel really good about the new one though. It feels reminiscent of some designs from Final Fantasy, oddly enough. I'm confident that my personal sense of style will still come across in the end, but this way it'll also feel very much like a racing bike.
I'm definitely going to be switching up the handlebars too. Thanks man.
Wow, massive changes! I really liked your previous design, but I totally agree with you that this now looks much more like a bike from the games. The sloping wind screen makes it look a lot faster than the rounded one you previously had, and the entire front end in general just feels much more 'sportbike'. Something feels like its missing from directly under the engine tho. From the side view, it looks like there should be more mass directly under the circular element in the engine. Because the front end is so beefy, and now the tail is so skinny it just feels (to me) like there should be some sort of framework or support structure running from under the front of the nose to somewhere around the thrusters.
all in all great design tho - I also cant wait to see it finished!
-N!
Mechadus: Thanks for the detailed comments, I appreciate it. Good points about under the engine and the tail, I've tried to address them with my newest iteration.
Cranked out a final paintover. Time is running out so I don't know how much of it I'll actually be able to include. Gotta go super hardcore on the high poly for the rest of today and tomorrow.
All in all, its gonna be wicked
-N!
Deadline extension means I might actually be able to finish, we'll see!